The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-08-31
iBEN LEFT yuI BABY.
H"ld Case of iI"artloss DCscrtiOn by
Two Unknown Women.
Hrrnm the Atlanta constttu,ionJ

q from the Atlanta COnstitu'iOn.)
Major jackson and Mary Jackson, ha
wife, live ut l6i Mangum street. They
are both almost Jet black negroes, Dnt
into their home came white baby early
yesterday morning, beautiful, blue
eyed golden haired boy.
The parents of the child are unknown.
Soon after jackson left his home for
his days work his wife began clcpming
up tho dishes, and rs She was in the
midst Of the work II loud knock on the
front door attracted her attention. 1T
the door she noticed two white women
neatly dressed. One Of them carried a
small buudlc in her arms, and rs she en-
tered the house the negro woman saw
that it was n baby. One Of the women
pretended to be sick, and gave her III
ness, which she claimed WAS Very sad
den, rs al cXcUSc for entering the huasr.
ilc old woman quickly provided them
both with chairs, and as they sat dOwl,
one OF them said:
"AunUc, please take the baby 4
minute.
The old woman took the Child and be-
gan crcSsinS it,
"Sit down, please" said one OF the
women.
The O'd negro Sat down.
"Ihot Is the sweetest, prcttiCst baby
i'll the world, remarked the woman who
had been doing all the talking.
"Ics, ma'arn, he certainly looks lat
way, SAG the ncgr -, 5lnncing ut the
ch,td'a face, which she had uncovered.
"iic certainly is, aEd he is just as
good and sweet os he is pretty. Iol.
must take mighty good curo OF him while
YOU have him, for you viii bc well paid
Tor your troublo.
"Oh, dis niut 10 truJblc,' answered
thG old woman.
con, sister, plcasc &c. me drink of
water, remarked tho woman who had
not spoken.
Can you get me a glass OF water,
auntic, said the other woman
'Sartinly," said the ncgrcss, arising
with the baby in her arms and advancing
towards the woman.
"Just lay it on the bed thcrc," said
the woman pointing towards Tho bed
The old negro laid the child on the
bed tendcrly, and started into the yard
TO draw IL bucket Of water. She was
gone three or four minutes, and rs she
rc-cntcrcd the room, was surprised to
find the two women gone. CHANGING
towards the bed, however, sho noticed
the Child lying rs she had placed it.
The old woman could not understand
tho situation, and hurried towards the
front door to nsil it from the women.
AS she reached the door she saw one OF
them enter carriage, in which the
other was sitting, Just as the drivet
touched his horses with the whip. The
oil woman called upon them to stop,
but the horses spranS away swiftly, and
and were soon out OF sigh. around tie
corner. The carriage was the one i'll
wh'ch the women calno with the baby.
1t had been left beside the sidewalk
when they entered the house, but the
old woman had paid but little attention
TO it.
After the carriage lad driven away the
old woman rc.cnt1rcd the house, and,
picking up the babe, began looking nj
it. glance showed thut it was pretty.
Its clothing was neat, though not fine,
but there was no mark about it to ind
cate whence they came. The old woman
was considerably muddled, and in hel
dilemma sent for an Office Ed Cason,
OF the mounted department, responded
and from the old woman heard ia,
story. The two women were described
to the officer. Both were apparently
thirty years OF age, and both were
dressed III black. One OF them-thc one
who asked for the water-was closely
yelled, while the other had no veil at ali
The carriage WAS not q street hack, anC
Officer Cascn could not trace it far.
The old woman manifested a reluct
ance to give up the child when the Officer
suggested taking charge of it, and prom
ised to care for 1T and give it up whel
needed.